Kathy Flaherty: Fighting back against cancer
We’re all just “one degree” from someone with cancer. Each of us has a relative, friend or co-worker who has battled the disease. Many of us have fought cancer ourselves or cared for a loved one with the disease.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) have joined in an unprecedented effort to save more lives from cancer by boosting the nation’s investment in lifesaving cancer research.
We’re asking Congress to increase medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $6 billion over two years, including $1 billion for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Cancer strikes one in two men and one in three women. But thanks to innovative cancer treatments and therapies, nearly 15 million cancer survivors are living – and thriving – in America today.
Lifesaving cancer treatments have one thing in common – they begin with basic research often made possible by federal investments. NIH and NCI fund promising research projects conducted in labs nationwide. These projects not only save lives – they create jobs.
Join us at www.OneDegreeProject.org to increase cancer research funding and save more lives. Share your One Degree. Cancer hits hard. Together we can fight back.
Kathy Flaherty, Volunteer, American Cancer Society
Cancer Action Network, Atwater
This story was originally published March 13, 2015 at 10:16 AM with the headline "Kathy Flaherty: Fighting back against cancer."